up next, a professor nikki d avandia -- nikki giovanni. she taught the shooter. >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. we are in a 100-city tour. we just returned from plattsburgh, va., from virginia tech, where we continue our topic on gun violence. the day after the 2007 virginia tech massacre, the community held a ceremony in memory of the victims. among those who spoke was a famous poet and virginia tech professor nikki giovanni. >> we are virginia tech. we are said today. and we will be said for quite awhile. we are not moving on. we are embracing our morning. we are virginia tech. we are strong enough to stand tall perilously. we are brave enough to bend a cry and said enough to know we must laugh again. we are virginia tech. we do not understand this tragedy. we know we did nothing to deserve it. the needed as a chat in africa dying of aids. needed to the invisible children avoiding capture by a rogue army. the and the bbb element watching is committed to be devastated for ivory. meehan does the mexic